In July 1768 the Endeavour ________ for the Pacific Ocean.

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A. set up   B. set out   C. set about   D. set back

What’s your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?
It may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer. Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals.
Held on a farm, the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK. It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of ￡1 — the ticket included free milk from the farm.
Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength — in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying ￡112 each for a ticket to the three-day event. Tickets for the event sold out within three hours. Performers
included superstars, such as Paul McCartney and James Brown, as well as new talent, like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.
Although many summer festivals are run on a profit —making basis, Glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charities.
Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty (贫穷). In July of this year, the Live 8 concerts were held simultaneously (同时) in London, Paris, Rome and Berlin. Superstars such as Madonna, Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder performed in order to highlight (强调) international poverty and debt.
【小题1】What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength”?

When I began planning to move to Auckland to study .my mother was worried about  a lack of jobs and cultural differences, Ignoring these 36  ,I got there in July 2010,37  I arrived ,I realized the importance of getting a job 38  my living  experience, Determined to do this 39  ,  I spent several weeks going door-to-door for a job, but found  40 response.

  One afternoon, I walked into a building to ask  41  there were any job opportunities，The people there advised me not to continue my job search in that  42 .As I was about to 43. a man who had been listening approached me and asked me to wait outside    44 .Nearly ten minutes later, he 45 ,He asked me about my plans and encouraged me to stay 46 . Then he offered to take me to Royal Oak to 47 a job.

  I was a little surprised. but had a 48  feeling about him. Along the way ,I realized that I had 49  resumes(简历).Seeing this, the man  50  at his business partner’s office to make me fifteen 51  copies. He also gave me some  52  on dressing and speaking. I handed out my resume and went home feeling very  53   . The following day, I received a  54  from a store in Royal Oak offering me a job.

  It seems that the world always 55  to you when you need it .And this time, it was a complete stranger who turned out to be a real blessing.

1.A. doubts      B. concerns      C. instructions        D. reasons

2.A. Even if     B. Every time      C. Now that         D. Soon after

3.A. of          B. at            C. for              D. with

4.A. on my own    B. on my way     C. by any chance   D. by the day

5.A. any          B. much          C. some          D. little

6.A. why          B. wherever      C. whether        D. whenever

7.A. direction    B. attitude        C. language         D. manner

8.A. answer       B. work          C. leave         D. refuse

9.A. for ever     B. at any time   C. as usual         D. for a while

10.A. returned     B. hesitated     C. passed           D. regretted

11.A. silent       B. busy          C. positive         D. comfortable

12.A. pick out      B. search for     C. take on         D. give up

13.A. dull          B. good         C. guilty          D. general

14.A. made use of   B. taken care of  C. run out of      D. become tired of

15.A. stopped       B. knocked       C. glanced         D. appeared

16.A. right          B. more         C. former          D. different

17.A. pressures      B. agreements     C. impression      D. suggestions

18.A. lonely        B. funny         C. disappointed     D. satisfied

19.A. call           B. tip            C. present         D. report

20.A. turns off       B. goes over      C. gives back       D. looks up

He was just 12 years old when he died. But he brought courage and hope to people around the world.

Nkosi Johnson, who died last June, is remembered today as an AIDS fighter. This young boy challenged his government’s AIDS policies and millions of South Africans in the fight against the disease.

Johnson was the longest survivor born HIV positive（艾滋病病毒携带者）.He survived with this deadly disease for 12 years before it claimed his life.

At first, Johnson was expected to live for nine months when his foster mother, Gail Johnson took him in at the age of two. She now runs Nkosi’s Haven across town from her house in Melville. The Haven is home to 20 children living with HIV or AIDS, and 11 of their mothers.

Johnson attracted the world’s attention and stole the hearts of thousands of people across the world at the 13^th International AIDS Conference in Durban in July 2000. He stood in front of a large audience including South African President Thabo Mbeki. He told them that he wanted AZT, a drug used to treat AIDS patients, to be given to HIV-positive pregnant（怀孕的） women to prevent the disease being passed on to their unborn babies. He received a loud cheer at the end of his speech.

Johnson’s speech was broadcast live across the world. With views beyond his age and even a sense of humor, Johnson soon became an international sign of the fight against AIDS and HIV.

1.The underlined words “claimed his life” (Paragraph 3) means _______.

A．did harm to Johnson’s life          B．helped Johnson to survive

C．caused the death of Johnson              D．made Johnson weak

2.The main idea in paragraphs 5 and 6 is ________.

A       Johnson attracted the world’s attention

B．Johnson stood in front of South African President Thabo Mbeki

C．Johnson wanted AZT to treat AIDS pregnant women

D．Johnson helped prevent the disease being passed on to an unborn baby

3.The AIDS child gave the speech in order to _________.

A．steal the hearts of thousands of people

B．be an AIDS fighter

C．get more help from the world

D．fight against the government

4.From the passage we can infer that _______.

         A．the government’s AIDS policies have to be improved

         B．the government did nothing to help those with HIV positive

         C．the boy’s speech changed the government’s policies

         D．no one lived longer than the boy

5.The best title for this passage is        .

         A．The Sad Story of an AIDS Child. B．The Courage of an AIDS Child

         C．AIDS, a Deadly Disease             D．A Hero in South Africa

BEIJING—Seven prestigious universities in China announced Sunday that they would begin using the same independent exam —besides the national one —to test students hoping to gain entrance to them in 2011.

The seven are Peking University, Beihang University, Beijing Normal University, Nankai University, Fudan University, Xiamen University and Hong Kong University.

Students who want to gain entrance to any of the seven universities will only have to sit one independent exam, according to the joint announcement.

“This will help lighten the students’ load, otherwise they must take several exams for different universities ,”said the announcement.

Passing the exam could result in more than one interview chance, giving the students more opportunities to choose their favorite universities.

China’ s college entrance exam system is undergoing reform as universities aim to select students based on independent criteria rather than just using the results of the national exam.

In 2003, Peking University and another 21 universities were allowed to pilot (试用) the reform by using their own criteria to independently select five percent of their students.

Now nearly 80 universities across the country have the right to select talented students based on their own exams.

Education experts regard universities selecting students according to independent examinations as conducive (有助的) to better understanding where the students’ talents lie.

Although this may be the case, it has also created problems as students may sit many different exams as they often apply for a number of universities.

To relieve students from such pressures, the national education outline (2010—2020) released in July this year encourages high-level universities to group together to use the same exams.

1.If students want to be admitted to the seven prestigious universities, they can______.

A．only pass the interview.

B．only take the national exam.

C．only take the independent exam.

D．either take the national exam or take the independent exam.

2.What’s the purpose of students sitting one independent exam to gain entrance to the seven universities?

A．It can reduce students’ load to take several exams.

B．The universities will have the same standard to test students.

C．There will be less trouble marking students’ test papers.

D．It can avoid fierce competition among these universities.

3.If students pass the independent exam, they will ______.

A．take the national exam.

B．have one or more interview chances.

C．be admitted to one of the universities.

D．he trained to be adapted to universities life and studies.

4.What is the advantage of universities selecting students according to independent examinations?

A．Students needn’t take the national exam.

B．Students ’education cost can be lowered.

C．Students’ abilities and talents can be better found.

D．It can encourage middle schools to recommend more qualified students.